Zahir Mirza

Zahir Mirza (16 October 1955-14 June 2002) was a Hamas leader.

Biography
Zahir Mirza was born on 16 October 1955 in Baituniya, West Bank to a Sunni Muslim family. Mirza took part in resistance activities against Israel, and he became one of the original leaders of Hamas in 1985. He took part in the First Intifada, during which he organized Hamas cells in the West Bank, and he was targeted in an Israel Defense Forces operation in his hometown in 2002. Mirza was killed in clashes with the Israelis over Baituniya.